Figure wheeled toy



April 30, 1929. E. J. DARLING 1,711,376

FIGURE WHEELED TOY Filed Sept. 24, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTORATTORNEY April 30, 1929.

E. J. DARLING Filed Sept. 24, 1927 1 f 0 y Z7 a 4 IVY J 4 T mvEN oR .E'JDarZuy Q ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 30, 1929.

NETD STA TENT OFFICE.

FIGURE WHEELED TOY. 1

Application filed September 24, 1927. Serial No. 221,686.

My invention relates to toys and more particularly to mechanical figuretoys.

An object of the invention is to provide a toy embodying a cart orvehicle and a walking igure arranged to simulate pulling the cart orvehicle.

The invention further provides a toy of this tape wherein the legs andother movable parts ofthe figure are arranged to have free movement sothat the figure will possess life like movements when moved over a planesurface.

lVith the preceding and other objects and advantages in mind, theinvention conslsts in the novel combination of elements, constructionsand arrangement of parts to be hereinafter specifically referredandillustrated in the accompanyingJdrawings, wherein Figure 1 is a sideelevation of the toy, the broken line showing illustrating the relativeportions of the wheels to impart. walking movement to the doll or bodyembodied in the i vention;

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the same;

Figure 3 is a rear elevation; I

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of the doll or body; and

Figure 51s a fragmentaryperspective of the latter.

Referring to the invention in detail a cart or two wheeled vehicleShaving forwardly extending shafts or handles 6 is provided. Lrrangedbetween the forward ends of the its 6 is a doll or other suitable figurecomin cured to the shafts by screws or other fasteni' s 11. The lowerend of the body at oppomediate its ends centrally of the lower end.

of the body by a pivot pin 18 carried by the latter. Spherical heads orknuckles 19 are formed on the ends of the lever and are universallymounted in universal sockets or recesses 20 formed in the opposed facesof the legs 13. Arms orbraces 21 are. rigidly attached to the upper endof the body at oppoto, claimed .1153 a rectangular body 10 rigidly se-,

sides notched or recessed asat 12 to receive legs 13, the latter havingtransverse site sides and have their lower ends secured to the'tonguesor handles 6. A head 22 is provided tor the body having a shank 23disposed in a tapered recess 24 in the upper end of the body.

The shank 23 adjacent its upper end is pivotally mounted on a pin 25extending across the upper end of the recess and anchored to the body.

A weight element 26 is attached to the lower end of the shank to causethe latter with the head to oscillate from side to side as the toy isactuated As illustrated in Figure 1 the wheels 36 for the cart orvehicle are eccentric or elliptical shaped so as to continuously raiseand lower the cart and body 10 from side to side as the toy is pulledover a surface as by a string 27 attached to the body. As the toy ismoved over the g late walking. v

This movement is accomplished as follows:

The wheels alternately reaching positions with their longest axisvertical imparts a transverse rocking movement to the cart and body,alternately lifting the feet off the surface, permitting the lifted footto move -forwardlv by gravity. At this time the other wheel is in aposition with its longest axis lfiorizontal to retain the other foot onthe surace.

I hat is claimed is:

'1. In a toy, a vehicle having a pair of parallel members, an uprightbody rigidlysupported between the parallel members and having notches atopposite sides opposed to the parallel members, legs for the bodyhavingtheir upper ends received in the notches and contacting with theparallel members, pivot elements passing through the parallel membersand legs and engaged withthe body,

and means for alternately swinging the legs to simulate walking as thevehicle is moved over a surface.

2. In a wheeled toy, a transvers elyhscillatory cart having a pair ofparallel members, a figure toy including an upright body rigidlysupported between the parallel members and having notches in its lowerend each of which being opposed to one ofthe parallel members, and legspivotally mounted between the parallel members and opposed walls of thenotches with the opposite faces of the legs contacting. with theparallel members and said walls whereby the legs are held againstlateral movement, the legs being round the legs are moved to simumovedto simulate Walking incident to the oscillatory moven'ient of the cartasthe latter is moved over a surface.

3. A figure toy comprising a vertically disposed body having a centralrecess which opens upon the upper end of the body and Whose side wallsare disposed in divergent relation, a head above the body having adepending shank disposed Within the recess and carrying a Weight at itslower end, and pivot passing through the body and upper by limit themovement of such head in opposite directions.

Signed at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, this 12th day of September A. D. 1927.

EDYVARD J. DARLING.

